The country is the second in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize the drug for all adults.

Some Canadians queued overnight to get their products early, while others celebrated in nightclubs as clocks struck midnight.

Some parks were full of people smoking as users celebrated the new law.

Here is what Canada looked like yesterday.

People gathered in a concert venue in Toronto to watch the 'bud drop' at the stroke of midnight.

Torontonians gather at a local concert venue to watch the 'bud drop' at the stroke of midnight, in celebration of the legalization of recreational cannabis use on October 17, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
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Many people stayed up overnight, queuing for the stores to open.

People wait in line for the opening of the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) store, on the day Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 17, 2018.
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And they cheered when the doors were opened.

Hugo Senecal, reacts as the doors open at the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) store, on the day Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 17, 2018.
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Some showed off their purchases.

And many chose to celebrate publicly. Users congregated at Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park for a "smoke out."

Cannabis users congregate at Trinity Bellwoods Park for a 'smoke out' on October 17, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. Canada became the second country in the world after Uruguay and the first G7 nation to legalize cannabis use on Wednesday.
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There were even some props involved.

Cannabis users congregate at Trinity Bellwoods Park for a 'smoke out' on October 17, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. Canada became the second country in the world after Uruguay and the first G7 nation to legalize cannabis use on Wednesday. (
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Crowds gathered to smoke.

People smoke on the day Canada legalizes recreational marijuana at Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 17, 2018.
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